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The number of authentication and permission prompts is noticeably higher with macOS and iOS, there's really no comparison.

LPisGood 1y ago
Which is objectively a good thing, right?
- avalys 1y ago
  No, not objectively good at all. If you're a neurotic obsessive who wants to pretend that all kinds of dastardly forces are trying to spy on you and your data, then yes, you want more security checks and more permission prompts. For literally everyone else - these are only obstacles to their intended use of the device, and every one of them is objectively worse! Safari prompts me _every single time I use Google_ about whether I want to share my location. I literally couldn't care less whether Google knows this, and I click yes every time, but Apple, in their infinite wisdom, DOES NOT GIVE ME THE OPTION to say "Always Allow". Thanks to some overbearing, self-important privacy dweeb, no doubt, and no leadership at Apple confident enough to override them.
  - fkyoureadthedoc 1y ago
    that's crazy, I always deny because I'm already on the damn search results at that point and don't want to repeat the search for little to no benefit.
  - LPisGood 1y ago
    > If you're a neurotic obsessive who wants to pretend that all kinds of dastardly forces are trying to spy on you and your data I’m a bit confused here. Why do you think it’s pretending or neurotic and obsessive to believe organizations spy on our data? This has been common knowledge for at least 10 years and is central to many large business models.
    - avalys 1y ago
      It’s neurotic to think that it matters or harms you.
- Larrikin 1y ago
  It can be argued as good the first time. I now have multiple apps that I would like to use on my Mac that I can't rely on because my computer just decides that since they aren't verified developers that it is ok to turn off random permissions to the file system no matter how many times I approve.
- hocuspocus 1y ago
  Teaching users to mindlessly enter credentials or approve authorization prompts is a bad thing.
loloquwowndueo 1y ago
Interesting - I find the opposite, Android much naggier and attention-demanding than iOS. To each their own, I guess.

LPisGood 1y ago

Which is objectively a good thing, right?

avalys 1y ago
No, not objectively good at all. If you're a neurotic obsessive who wants to pretend that all kinds of dastardly forces are trying to spy on you and your data, then yes, you want more security checks and more permission prompts. For literally everyone else - these are only obstacles to their intended use of the device, and every one of them is objectively worse! Safari prompts me _every single time I use Google_ about whether I want to share my location. I literally couldn't care less whether Google knows this, and I click yes every time, but Apple, in their infinite wisdom, DOES NOT GIVE ME THE OPTION to say "Always Allow". Thanks to some overbearing, self-important privacy dweeb, no doubt, and no leadership at Apple confident enough to override them.
- fkyoureadthedoc 1y ago
  that's crazy, I always deny because I'm already on the damn search results at that point and don't want to repeat the search for little to no benefit.
- LPisGood 1y ago
  > If you're a neurotic obsessive who wants to pretend that all kinds of dastardly forces are trying to spy on you and your data I’m a bit confused here. Why do you think it’s pretending or neurotic and obsessive to believe organizations spy on our data? This has been common knowledge for at least 10 years and is central to many large business models.
  - avalys 1y ago
    It’s neurotic to think that it matters or harms you.
Larrikin 1y ago
It can be argued as good the first time. I now have multiple apps that I would like to use on my Mac that I can't rely on because my computer just decides that since they aren't verified developers that it is ok to turn off random permissions to the file system no matter how many times I approve.
hocuspocus 1y ago
Teaching users to mindlessly enter credentials or approve authorization prompts is a bad thing.

loloquwowndueo 1y ago

Interesting - I find the opposite, Android much naggier and attention-demanding than iOS. To each their own, I guess.